{"_id":"684c98fe54e35ef86d96f461","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone is unable to fast due to chronic illness, do they still receive the reward of fasting?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If someone is unable to fast due to a chronic illness, do they still receive the same reward as someone who is able to fast? Also, if they feed someone who is fasting, would they get a similar or equal reward?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Someone who is unable to fast due to a condition beyond their control and who fulfills the alternative that Allah has prescribed, should not worry about losing reward. Allah is far too Merciful and Generous to deprive someone for what they are genuinely incapable of doing.\\n\\nAs for feeding a fasting person, the Prophet ﷺ said: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"“Whoever feeds a fasting person will have a reward like theirs, without reducing anything from their reward.” \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:807\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"[Tirmidhi]\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\" \"},{\"insert\":\"So yes, feeding someone who is fasting earns you a reward similar to theirs, even if you're not fasting yourself.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0370b76658b4c233134","tag":"Worship: Charity","count":62},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329ef","tag":"Fasting: Missed & Make-Up","count":42},{"_id":"668d9fe20b76658b4c2327f5","tag":"Fasting: Sunnah","count":32}],"createdOn":"2025-06-13T21:32:46.317Z"}